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LouisianaHB 9212026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

PRIVATE SECURITY: Provides relative to private security examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Sponsored By: Nicholas Muscarello (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International AffairsCommerce

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Bill Overview

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11 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 6 mixed.

Resident aliens can register for security work

Resident aliens can apply for Louisiana security officer or security operations manager registration cards. They must still meet the existing job qualifications.

Security workers face training and scheduling changes

Before their first Louisiana assignment, security officers need at least 16 training hours from a board-licensed instructor and must pass each course exam. Officers registered in states with similar licensing requirements and law enforcement officers identified in the law can take four hours instead. Specified training can now last up to 16 hours per 24 hours, replacing the two-hour daily cap. Armed officers must meet board qualifications, training, and certification rules. These rules cover officers employed by licensed contract security companies or proprietary security organizations who carry or can access approved firearms on duty.

Security board director faces industry-interest ban

The security board's executive director cannot hold a direct or indirect financial or business interest in a private-security business. The ban applies during employment and for five years after the job ends.

Out-of-state security firms can work during emergencies

During a declared Louisiana emergency, the board can temporarily approve out-of-state security businesses and their employees to work in Louisiana. Businesses must hold another state's license with substantially equivalent qualifications, insurance, and training. They must notify the board and provide requested records. Approval can cover the emergency and a set period afterward, but cannot extend beyond 30 days after the emergency ends.

Armored couriers must follow security rules

Armored car and armed courier companies fall under Louisiana's private-security rules when they protect people or property. Law enforcement agencies are excluded.

Security dog teams need certification and insurance

Private security businesses cannot deploy a dog until both the dog and handler are certified under board rules. Handlers must be licensed, board-registered security officers who complete approved training. The board must set licensing, training, certification, recertification, deployment, and discipline rules for security and detector dog teams. Businesses employing these teams must carry liability insurance. Certification fees, insurance coverage amounts, and premiums are not stated.

Security workers pay fees, renew later

Louisiana security officers and security operations managers must submit a sworn application and pay required application fees. The fee amounts are not stated. Cardholders must file renewals before their cards expire, but no longer need to file at least 30 days early.

Security license appeals gain time, carry costs

Applicants and licensees must receive written notice of specified adverse actions and have 30 days to request a hearing. They can choose the board or Division of Administrative Law, with counsel, evidence, testimony, and a recorded hearing. Appeal rights depend on the chosen forum, and anyone appealing before the board must pay all appeal costs. The renewal-refusal hearing deadline increases from 15 to 30 days after notice. Licensees who timely request that hearing can keep operating while renewal is pending.

Security detector dogs face strict use limits

Private-security detector dogs may only detect and notify; they cannot be used to conduct searches, seizures, or arrests. Teams must immediately report positive alerts for explosives or controlled dangerous substances to the appropriate law enforcement authority. Detector dog programs must follow applicable federal rules, including federal drug and explosives regulations.

New qualification rules for security instructors

Classroom instructors need board approval, basic statutory qualifications, and at least one listed experience, education, or certification credential. Options include three years of specified supervisory experience, a qualifying degree, or police instructor certification. Another option is a Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent plus one year of security-field supervisory experience. Firearms instructors also need a listed firearms instructor certificate or U.S. military certification. The board can set continuing-education credit rules, but requirements must relate to professional skills and public safety.

Security violations bring higher fines or warnings

The law removes the old $500-per-violation fine limit. Egregious or willful violations can cost up to $5,000 per violation per day; non-egregious violations can cost up to $1,000. The board can place physical or digital credentials on probation, suspend them, or revoke them through written findings. First-time, non-willful violations can receive a warning or corrective plan instead of a fine, following notice and a fair hearing opportunity. The board and state administration must set a minor-violation penalty schedule that the director can apply when hearing rights are waived.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Nicholas Muscarello

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 230 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/21/2026

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 3/26/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 83 • No: 0

House vote • 3/23/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 683.

    6/1/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/1/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/29/2026House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/28/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/28/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/27/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

    5/26/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/25/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/21/2026Senate

  10. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/18/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/14/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/13/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

    3/31/2026Senate

  14. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    3/30/2026Senate

  15. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

    3/26/2026House

  16. Called from the calendar.

    3/26/2026House

  17. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/26/2026House

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

    3/25/2026House

  19. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    3/24/2026House

  20. Reported with amendments (14-0).

    3/23/2026House

  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    3/9/2026House

  22. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

  23. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    2/27/2026House

  24. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

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